Dictionary Entry
imbue
imbue is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.
- 2transitive verb
To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.
- 3verb
suffuse with color
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- 4verb
fill, soak, or imbue totally
"soak the bandage with disinfectant"
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- 5verb
spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"
"music penetrated the entire building"
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